throat cancer worries yet again..

[Sam Winter]

hey there so it's been a while since i've posted about this as i've been doing pretty well but it's now horrible again,
i was happy taking omeprazole as what i ate only tried to come up a little, but after going up the doctors on tuesday he decided to take me off antacids for a month, it's now thursday and i'm already making an appointment for monday/tuesday, i've been in so much pain with my acid and on top of all of that everything i eat either tries to come back in a split second or it's still undigested after hours, i'm really angry with my doctor because i don't why he'd just do that and not give me tests plus i'm now worrying that it's throat cancer as that''s the only answer i can think of that's causing my food to come up and not digest properly, i can't take this anymore do you think i'm just overeacting about getting a sooner appointment and that i think i have throat cancer?

[Fishmanpa]

That's not how Head and Neck (throat) cancer manifests itself but it is every bit how acid reflux/GERD does. Definitely speak with your doctor about going on the PPI again. Even with a PPI, diet modifications are often necessary. Once you get back on the PPI, keep a food diary to find out what foods aggravate things. My wife and I both take a PPI and have to avoid a few things.

Positive thoughts

[Sam Winter]

thank for the info x i somehow managed to get my tablets back for now until i speak to my proper doctor next week to get tests or whatever, i'm trying to keep a food diary but foods like curry and tomatoes cause acid and pretty everything else just comes back up, i haven't found a food that doesn't try to yet lol x

[Kay8010]

Hi there

Some advice....I have had a sore throat for about 7 weeks now and its driving me in sane!!! I am 35 yr female, smoker but packed up when I was convinced I had lung cancer, admittedly I have had a few cig's within the last 7-8 weeks since all of this started

Got antibiotics about 6 weeks ago and a chest x-ray as I was coughing too frequent, cough stopped and xray was normal, but I have a stinging throat when I breathe in and its non-stop, but when I swallow it feels weird where my collar bone meets and it feel prickly... My dr prescribed lansoprazole last week Wed and the pain is the same, PPI has not helped so now the massive anxiety has kicked in, Googling and my symptoms are throat cancer definitely!! Dr said symptoms that I am portraying is that of reflux and not throat cancer, what a guess!!! I wheeze slightly too in the morning and he said GERD can cause this also....

My browsing history on the internet would be alarming to people as I have spent most of the last 2 weeks browsing my symptoms & waking up thinking 'where is the burn', then I breathe in deeply and the burn stats again....

I want to go back to the dr and request a ENT specialist to look at my throat, this is not unreasonable right? I told the dr last week my throat burns and I am burping all the time plus I am hoarse every now and then but I have always burped loads as I had gall stones and my gall bladder is now removed (15 years ago)..

ANY advice a I just want an answer to this burning, sore throat

[Fishmanpa]

thank for the info x i somehow managed to get my tablets back for now until i speak to my proper doctor next week to get tests or whatever, i'm trying to keep a food diary but foods like curry and tomatoes cause acid and pretty everything else just comes back up, i haven't found a food that doesn't try to yet lol x

Yeah... curry and tomato products definitely cause issues. I love pizza but pizza doesn't love me! ~lol~ My wife makes sure to get something in her stomach first thing in the AM along with her meds. She's found oatmeal along with some honey and fruit to sit well. I typically have fruit and a yogurt and that sits well too. Like I said, we take our PPI and keep some OTC remedies around for breakthrough.

Also, try not to eat anything after 6pm. We eat our big meal in the afternoon... basically lunch is dinner time, and then we have something light in the evening after work. It's really helped.

Positive thoughts

[Randara]

Heya, I saw somewhere that green vegetables are good for reflux - like broccoli and spinach etc. When I'm feeling bad I just eat rice and veg, nothing too heavy and it's easy to digest. Sleeping on left side helps too as it means your other organs don't put as much pressure on your stomach x

[WiseMonkey]

Hi if you're having problems with reflux and food coming up I would ask to have a gastroscopy/endoscopy. The scope can see all the oesophagus and stomach areas.

There is also Helicobacter Pylori which is a bacteria that can cause gastritis in the gut and a gastroscope can take a biopsy of this. It's treatable with antibiotics and acid suppressant.

Sometimes reflux is caused by too little acid in the stomach but has the same symptoms. This can happen as people get older of if they have autoimmune conditions. I believe there are tests to gauge acid levels.

Good luck with it